Poland: Three Adults, Two Children Crushed to Death As Strong Winds Topple Trees in Rabka-Zdroj Town
Separately, a woman died when a tree fell on her car in the town of Zakopane at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, said a spokesperson for Zakopane's firefighters, Andrzej Król-Legowski.
Warsaw, April 1: Strong winds in southern Poland on Monday toppled trees that killed three adults and two children, emergency responders said. A spokesperson for the region's firefighters, Hubert Cieply, said two women and a 6-year-old were crushed to death in the town of Rabka-Zdroj.
Separately, a woman died when a tree fell on her car in the town of Zakopane at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, said a spokesperson for Zakopane's firefighters, Andrzej Król-Legowski. Storm Isha: Rain and Powerful Wind Are Expected To Batter Parts of the UK and Ireland.
Another tree in the same town killed a child, according to a spokesperson for medical responders, Pawel Mickowski. Local authorities have issued a warning about dangerous winds reaching at least 100 kph (62 mph) and have closed mountain tracks in Tatra National Park.
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